Marian Anderson in Salzburg

by | Feb 28, 2022

Marian Anderson in Europe • With Timeline Marian Anderson was a noted African American operatic singer who broke various racial barriers during her four-decades-long international career. Anderson, by her own account, did not like personal confrontation. When faced...

Notable German-Americans: M-N-O

by | Oct 10, 2021

Famous and Not-So-Famous Americans of German, Austrian, or German-Swiss Ancestry M-N-O North Americans of German, Austrian, or German-Swiss heritage have made significant contributions to many fields of American culture, from the arts to science and engineering. Below...

Max Fleischer and Betty Boop

by | Jan 16, 2021

Max Fleischer’s Animation Studio When we think of animated cartoons, Walt Disney is the first name that may come to mind, certainly not Max Fleischer. But there was a time when Fleischer was as famous as Disney, maybe even more so. Max Fleischer has been called...